The Player [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Player [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
, Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
, Fred Ward
Fred Ward
, Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
The Player [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Player [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
, Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
, Fred Ward
Fred Ward
, Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

Robert Altman takes a scalpel to Hollywood ethics in the 1990s (or the lack thereof) in his acidic satire The Player, adapted from Michael Tolkin's novel. (Tolkin also wrote the screenplay.) The film concerns a sleek and smooth Hollywood studio executive who starts receiving death threats from a disgruntled writer because he has committed the ultimate Hollywood sin -- he promised the writer he would call him back and he never did. This is particularly ironic because the studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is considered "writer-friendly," spending his days listening to pitches from such noted screenwriters as Buck Henry, who is pushing "The Graduate, Part II" and Alan Rudolph, who is hawking a Bruce Willis action film described as "Ghost meets The Manchurian Candidate." But The Player finds Griffin's comfortable life style in danger of collapse. He is trying to find a way to unload his girlfriend (Cynthia Stevenson) whose independence and intelligence make her a poor candidate for a trophy wife. More importantly, it seems that Larry Levy (Peter Gallagher), a slippery executive from Twentieth Century Fox, is angling for his job. And then there are those nasty postcards and faxes from a screenwriter threatening to kill him. Altman cast over 65 stars in cameo roles as texture for his scabrous tale.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/24/2016
UPC: 0715515177115
Original Release: 1992
Rating: R
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen, Color]
Sound: [Dolby Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:04:00
Sales rank: 8,454

Special Features

Audio commentary from 1992 featuring director Robert Altman, writer Michael Tolkin, and cinematographer Jean Lépine; Interview with Altman from 1992; New interviews with Tolkin, actor Tim Robbins, associate producer David Levy, and production designer Stephen Altman; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 1992 with cast and crew; Robert Altman's Players, a short documentary about the shooting of the film's fund-raiser scene; Map to the Stars, a gallery dedicated to the cameo appearances in the film; Deleted scenes and outtakes; The film's opening shot, with alternate commentaries by Altman, Lépine, and Tolkin; Trailers and TV spots

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